On the whole I agree with your assessment David, particularly regarding growing the middle class, which is not the model our president nor congress are following. The Free Trade agreements will lead to the neofeudalism the UN has long been calling for if we don't decouple from that nonsense.

That said, vote Ron Paul. He's the only republican candidate that will increase individual liberty while decreasing many of the programs that are whittling away the middle class. None of which can bring manufacturing home however.

Other than Dr Paul(regarding Presidential candidates), the republican party is bankrupt. Unfortunately, in order to get elected in America(at that level), you need to be a republicrat, Libertarians and other less established 3rd parties are sadly, a wasted vote. And then, some of us have to use electronic voting machines.

So please help get Ron Paul nominated.

Otherwise! regardless which primary approved party wins the white house, the present course of actions will continue unabated, especially Iraq(as the Dems '1st tier'(sic) candidates have affirmed, not unlike John Kerry in '04).

Ron Paul has been against this 'conflict resolution' from the outset. In fact, he views and is on the record that that very resolution 'is' unconstitutional. One more reason he is called Dr No by many of his congressional fellows.

If you want to vote for someone who means what he says, but I wouldn't recommend flying even commercial with him if he gets the nomination. Dr Paul ain't DC's backers kinda people.

peaceably